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WI.SCI.Science
Science
SCI.CC. Crosscutting Concepts (CC)
SCI.CC1. Students use science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and patterns to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
Patterns
SCI.CC1.3-5. Students identify similarities and differences in order to sort and classify natural objects and designed products. They identify patterns related to time, including simple rates of change and cycles, and use these patterns to make predictions.
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SCI.CC2. Students use science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and cause and effect relationships to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
Cause and Effect
SCI.CC2.3-5. Students routinely identify and test causal relationships and use these relationships to explain change. They understand events that occur together with regularity may or may not signify a cause and effect relationship.
SCI.CC3. Students use science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and an understanding of scale, proportion and quantity to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
SCI.CC3.3-5. Students recognize natural objects and observable phenomena exist from the very small to the immensely large. They use standard units to measure and describe physical quantities such as mass, time, temperature, and volume.
SCI.CC4. Students use science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and an understanding of systems and models to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
Systems and System Models
SCI.CC4.3-5. Students understand a system is a group of related parts that make up a whole and can carry out functions its individual parts cannot. They also describe a system in terms of its components and their interactions.
SCI.CC5. Students use science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and an understanding of energy and matter to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
Energy and Matter
SCI.CC5.3-5. Students understand matter is made of particles and energy can be transferred in various ways and between objects. Students observe the conservation of matter by tracking matter flows and cycles before and after processes, recognizing the total mass of su
SCI.CC6. Students use science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and an understanding of structure and function to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
Structure and Function
SCI.CC6.3-5. Students understand different materials have different substructures, which can sometimes be observed; and substructures have shapes and parts that serve functions.
SCI.ESS. Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth and Space Sciences (ESS)
SCI.ESS1. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of Earth’s place in the universe to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.ESS1.B. Earth and the Solar System
SCI.ESS1.B.5. The Earth’s orbit and rotation, and the orbit of the moon around the Earth cause observable patterns.
SCI.ESS2. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of Earth’s systems to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.ESS2.A. Earth Materials and Systems
SCI.ESS2.A.4,5. Four major Earth systems interact. Rainfall helps to shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region. Water, ice, wind, organisms, and gravity break rocks, soils, and sediments into smaller pieces and move them around.
SCI.ESS2.B. Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
SCI.ESS2.B.4. Earth’s physical features occur in patterns, as do earthquakes and volcanoes. Maps can be used to locate features and determine patterns in those events.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideEarth's Waters
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SCI.ESS2.D. Weather and Climate
SCI.ESS2.D.3. Climate describes patterns of typical weather conditions over different scales and variations. Historical weather patterns can be analyzed.
SCI.ESS3. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of the Earth and human activity to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.ESS3.A. Natural Resources
SCI.ESS3.A.4. Energy and fuels humans use are derived from natural sources, and their use affects the environment. Some resources are renewable over time, others are not.
SCI.ESS3.C.5. Societal activities have had major effects on the land, ocean, atmosphere, and even outer space. Societal activities can also help protect Earth’s resources and environments.
SCI.ETS. Disciplinary Core Idea: Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science (ETS)
SCI.ETS2. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of the links among Engineering, Technology, Science, and Society to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.ETS2.A. Interdependence of Science, Engineering, and Technology
SCI.ETS2.A.3-5.1. Science and technology support each other.
SCI.ETS2.A.3-5.2. Tools and instruments are used to answer scientific questions, while scientific discoveries lead to the development of new technologies.
SCI.ETS3. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of the nature of science and engineering to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.ETS3.A. Science and Engineering Are Human Endeavors
SCI.ETS3.A.3-5.2. People use the tools and practices of science and engineering in many different situations (e.g. land managers, technicians, nurses and welders).
SCI.ETS3.C. Science and Engineering Use Multiple Approaches to Create New Knowledge and Solve Problems
SCI.ETS3.C.3-5.2. Science explanations are based on a body of evidence and multiple tests, and describe the mechanisms for natural events. Science explanations can change based on new evidence.
SCI.LS1. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of structures and processes (on a scale from molecules to organisms) to make sense of phenomena and solve problem.
SCI.LS1.A. Structure and Function
SCI.LS1.A.4. Plants and animals have both internal and external macroscopic structures that allow for growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.
SCI.LS1.C. Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
SCI.LS1.C.5. Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for body repair, growth, warmth, and motion. Plants acquire material for growth chiefly from air, water, and process matter, and obtain energy from sunlight, which is used to maintain condition
SCI.LS1.D.4. Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information; animals use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions.
SCI.LS2. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of the interactions, energy, and dynamics within ecosystems to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.LS2.A. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
SCI.LS2.A.5. The food of almost any animal can be traced back to plants. Organisms are related in food webs in which some animals eat plants for food and other animals eat the animals that eat plants, while decomposers restore some materials back to the soil.
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SCI.LS2.C. Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
SCI.LS2.C.3. When the environment changes, some organisms survive and reproduce, some move to new locations, some move into transformed environments, and some die.
SCI.LS3. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of heredity to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.LS3.A. Inheritance of Traits
SCI.LS3.A.3. Many characteristics of organisms are inherited from their parents. Other characteristics result from individuals’ interactions with the environment. Many characteristics involve both inheritance and environment.
SCI.LS4. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of biological evolution to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.LS4.A. Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
SCI.LS4.A.3. Some living organisms resemble organisms that once lived on Earth. Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms and environments that existed long ago.
SCI.PS1. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of matter and its interactions to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.PS1.A. Structures and Properties of Matter
SCI.PS1.A.5.1. Matter exists as particles that are too small to see.
SCI.PS1.B.5.1. Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. Sometimes these changes are reversible, and sometimes they are not.
SCI.PS1.B.5.2. Heating or cooling a substance may cause changes that can be observed. Sometimes these changes are reversible, and sometimes they are not.
SCI.PS2. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of forces, interactions, motion and stability to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.PS2.A. Forces and Motion
SCI.PS2.A.3.1. Qualities of motion and changes in motion require description of both size and direction.
SCI.PS3. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of energy to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.PS3.A. Definitions of Energy
SCI.PS3.A.4. Moving objects contain energy. The faster the object moves, the more energy it has.
SCI.PS3.B. Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
SCI.PS3.B.4. Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects, or through sound, light, or electrical currents. Energy can be converted from one form to another form.
SCI.PS4. Students use science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and an understanding of waves and their applications in technologies for information transfer to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.PS4.A. Wave Properties
SCI.PS4.A.4. Waves are regular patterns of motion, which can be made in water by disturbing the surface. Waves of the same type can differ in amplitude and wavelength. Waves can make objects move.
SCI.SEP2. Students develop and use models, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.SEP2.A. Developing Models – Students build and revise simple models and use models to represent events and design solutions. This includes the following:
SCI.SEP2.A.3-5.2. Collaboratively develop and/or revise a model based on evidence that shows the relationships among variables for frequent and regular occurring events.
SCI.SEP3. Students plan and carry out investigations, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.SEP3.A. Planning and Conducting Investigations – Students plan and carry out investigations that control variables and provide evidence to support explanations or design solutions. This includes the following:
SCI.SEP3.A.3-5.2. Evaluate appropriate methods and tools for collecting data.
SCI.SEP4. Students analyze and interpret data, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.SEP4.A. Analyze and Interpret Data – Students begin to use quantitative approaches to collect data and conduct multiple trials of qualitative observations. (When possible, digital tools should be used.) This includes the following:
SCI.SEP4.A.3-5.1. Represent data in tables or various graphical displays (bar graphs, pictographs, and pie charts) to reveal patterns that indicate relationships.
SCI.SEP5. Students use mathematics and computational thinking, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.SEP5.A. Qualitative and Quantitative Data – Students extend quantitative measurements to a variety of physical properties, using computation and mathematics to analyze data and compare alternative design solutions. This includes the following:
SCI.SEP5.A.3-5.1. Organize simple data sets to reveal patterns that suggest relationships.
SCI.SEP5.A.3-5.2. Describe, measure, estimate, and/or graph quantities such as area, volume, weight, and time to address scientific and engineering questions and problems.
SCI.SEP6. Students construct explanations and design solutions, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.SEP6.A. Construct an Explanation – Students use evidence to construct explanations that specify variables which describe and predict phenomena. This includes the following:
SCI.SEP6.A.3-5.1. Construct an explanation of observed relationships (e.g., the distribution of plants in the back yard).
SCI.SEP8. Students will obtain, evaluate and communicate information, in conjunction with using crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas, to make sense of phenomena and solve problems.
SCI.SEP8.A. Obtain, Evaluate, and Communicate Information – Students evaluate the merit and accuracy of ideas and methods. This includes the following:
SCI.SEP8.A.3-5.5. Communicate scientific and technical information orally or in written formats, including various forms of media, which may include tables, diagrams, and charts.